Suspect in dismembering says he met woman online

This undated photo provided by the Butler County Sheriff Department shows Matthew Puccio. Puccio, 25, is one of five people arrested after the body of 21-year-old Jessica Rae Sacco was found Friday, March 30, 2012 in her Urbana, Ohio apartment. Puccio, who lived with Sacco, is accused of killing her. (AP Photo/Butler County Sheriff Department)

URBANA, Ohio (AP) - A 25-year-old man accused of stabbing,suffocating and dismembering his 21-year-old girlfriend in Ohiosays he met the woman through a social networking website whilelooking for new friends.

Matthew Puccio is among five people charged in connection withthe death of Jessica Rae Sacco in their Urbana duplex apartment.

A couple from Fenton, Mich., and two people from Urbana areaccused of failing to intervene in the killing and helping Pucciocut off or transport limbs that were dumped in southern Ohio andKentucky.

The Springfield News-Sun (http://bit.ly/HnNkaf ) reports thatPuccio said during an interview that he met Sacco through Facebookand was longtime friends with the Michigan man. Puccio said he metthe two Urbana residents at a local library three days before thekilling. --- Information from: Springfield News-Sun,http://www.springfieldnewssun.com

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